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We Promote Independent Oversight, Lawful Government
and Public Accountability
in the City of Mount Vernon.

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WHO WE ARE

We are Mount Vernon residents who care because we live here. We believe our local government must serve all residents fairly, transparently, and without favoritism.

Our work is non-partisan, fact-based, secular, and anti-racist, focused on accountability and real improvement in our community.

WHAT WE DO

Investigate

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Independent research and analysis of public records, budgets, and government actions.

Document

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FOIL requests, audits, and evidence-based reporting accessible to the public.

Enforce

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Strategic legal action to compel compliance with the law when necessary.

Protect

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Support for whistle blowers and residents who report misconduct in good faith.

FEATURED WORK

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PILOTs and the IDA — Legal, Profitable, and Corrosive (Part 3)

Campaign Money, Conflicts, and the Machine That Runs Mount Vernon’s IDA

Developers fund the mayor. The mayor's IDA approves their tax breaks. Political operatives broker the deals. Inside Mount Vernon's pay-to-play machine.
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Sewage Is Flowing Into Hunt’s Woods. And No One Has Fixed It.

Testing Shows Fecal Bacteria at 45 Times the Safe Level. The City's Response: Set Up Signs Blaming Dog Owners.

Sewage Is Flowing Into Hunt’s Woods. And No One Has Fixed It.

Teaching SEQRA Compliance While Being Sued Over It

Mount Vernon’s Comprehensive Plan is now being taught as a case study in how to do it right.

The City and its own litigation counsel presented the Comprehensive Plan as a SEQRA success story — while an Article 78 challenges that exact claim in court.
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PARTICIPATE

No democracy functions without engaged citizens. 

Real accountability begins when people take part – by staying informed, speaking up, and supporting one another. 

The Mount Vernon Civic Integrity Project offers several ways to get involved, at your own pace and in your own way.

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Share our reporting and resources to help build a more informed community.

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We’re volunteer-run and welcome support with research, writing, technology, fundraising, and organizing.

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